unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.
Read all about Fair Use here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.
unhappycamper summary of this article: It appears the USMC finally got the word.
Corps announces 90-day civilian hiring freezeBy Stephen Losey - Federal Times
Posted : Sunday Dec 12, 2010 11:09:09 EST
The memo says the freeze is needed to help the Marine Corps take stock of its civilian work force and prepare for steep budget cuts expected to begin in fiscal 2012.